[Shotimes] $200 SHO is gone

[Shylo McKinsey]

'Good Night, Farewell, and Amen'

I've sat on my SHO for 7 months now, debating whether
or not to sell it, most likely sit on it another year
or so. I love your story. Thanks for sharing.

Shylo McKinsey

'91 White MTX
'99 Chili Red Jeep

--- Randy Palmer <randy_palmer@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Well, my 200 dollar SHO is gone, sold to Kirk
> Doucette, probably to be 
> parted out and used in various projects.
> 
> I bought the car with 6800 miles on it back when
> George Bush the First was 
> getting ready to launch on Iraq the first time.
> 
> There was a lot of undertainty then and dealers
> weren't moving a lot of cars 
> so I was able to get it for about $10,000 off it's
> original list price.
> 
> Don't worry, I made up for that one good deal by
> getting raped on my 
> Cobra...
> 
> It's been a great 160,000+ miles.  If they still
> made them today, I probably 
> would've bought another one.  Even with the heavy
> maintenance cost for a 
> non-mechanic.
> 
> It's one of the top 10 engines ever made.  It's pure
> magic when it's running 
> for the redline, and I'll miss that greatly.
> 
> For it's day (1990), it was a remarkably advanced
> machine with features that 
> woudl be contemporary today, fifteen years later. 
> It was a near equivalent 
> to a BMW M5 back then.
> 
> I wonder what got into Ford that this thing actually
> got produced?  I wonder 
> what got into Ford over the intervening years that
> it's like is not being 
> produced today?
> 
> Socaiety has changed. Mass markets have changed. 
> The pressure on businesses 
> to meet the numbers for the current quarter
> out-weigh all other 
> considerations.
> 
> So I guess it was just a remarkable confluence of
> happenstance.  The planets 
> aligned just right...
> 
> My SHO ownership and this list reminds me of my
> father's obsession...
 
> ...Of couse, the SHO was still a Ford and all the
> stupid Ford stuff kept 
> breaking and irritating me.  The intermittent wipers
> that'd go bad and need 
> a new wiper stalk.  Some squeaks and rattles.  The
> dealership organization.  
> The seat belts that wouldn't retract.
> 
> But it was all worth it when the butterflies opened
> at 4 grand.
> 
> Over the years, my car got kind of tired, kind of
> rusty.  The repairs grew 
> more frequent.
> 
  Anyway, it's been a great ride.  I envy you guys
> (and gals) your SHO 
> ownership and I count myself lucky to have been in
> the right place at the 
> right time to have been part of this fraternity.
> 
> I'll probably lurk on the list for another 5-10
> years, but this chapter in 
> my automotive life has come to a close.
> 
> Take care, keep doing those 60k's, replace the rod
> bearings every now and 
> then, and I'll see you on the road.
> 
>   -RP
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